C Rae Property

I rented from Kris Sims for a couple of years. She is tough, but fair. Maintenance issues were dealt with in a timely manner, as soon as the maintenance man could get to them. Maintenance people were friendly and helpful. They tried to do the job right, even if it took a little extra time. Pest control was handled the same way. The exterminator came once per month, and I really had no problems. The only problem I had was ants, and she had the exterminator make a second trip out to get rid of them. She was willing to work with me on getting the rent paid, as long as I told her the truth, kept my word and did what I said I would. She was always willing to explain what I owed, and was honest about the balance. I gave her 30 days written notice on the 1st of the month, and left the place clean and in good condition, and she gave me my whole deposit back. \r \r Kris is willing to give someone a second chance, but if you try to get out of paying what you owe, or give her lame excuses, she will play hardball with you. Don't rent from her if you are looking for a free ride or a soft touch. She cares about her tenants, but she also protects her owners and their property. Overall, she was a great landlord. Pros: Works well with tenants Cons: No tolerance for excuses more

This has got to be run by one of the worst people working in the property management field. Kris Sims is totally unprofessional. She misrepresented our rental to us, lied about what she had said during our initial walk through and then refused to give us our security deposit back failing to perform a final walk through with us as required. She effectively challanges you to become involved in legal action with her and who needs that? Do not rent from this woman. If she is able she will make your life a living hell. P.S. She claims she is a devout Christian! BEWARE! Cons: Horrible to deal with, unprofessional and they lie. more

What a nightmare! It took almost two weeks and multiple trips to the office to get the mailbox key after I moved in. KS, the owner, kept telling us she'd have the key ready and I'd drive down to the office and get some excuse about how busy she was, if there was even anyone there. KS promised to fix all kinds of stuff during the walk-through (broken window, light switches hanging out of and sinking into the walls, non-functioning lights, non-working doorbell)--it's all still broken over a year later. It started raining and hailing into the fireplace (sealed off, non-functioning) during the last four months of my lease. I finally had to seal it off with tape and cardboard because no one ever came out to fix it and there were house centipedes coming in and biting my dog.\r \r My lease is up on the 31st of the month, and KS had someone who wanted to move in on the 27th. I told her I'd be out and have the apartment clean by the 18th and asked her to do a walkthrough with me to make sure the cleaning job was okay. She offered to just check it when she showed the place to the new tenant. I finished cleaning on the 18th and left her a note at the office with a couple of phone numbers so she could get in touch. I still hadn't heard from her by the 22nd so I called to have the electric service extended and found out someone else was setting it up in their name. I called KS and she started yelling at me that the woman wanted to move in early and the place was filthy and she'd already charged me for carpet cleaning and she hadn't even looked at anything else yet (even though she'd already moved someone else in) and why the h*** hadn't I returned her keys yet.\r \r I feel so used and ripped off. This wasn't a cheap apartment, either. I was paying almost $500 for a one-bedroom. If you're thinking about renting somewhere and don't have any references, take the time to talk to the other tenants. I wish I had--anyone in my building could have warned me. more